Tag Archive for ‘backyard barnyard’
DORA DORA DORA
From day one, the blonde bombshell of our chickendom exhibited some of those doranesque traits so we had felt that name was truly befitting her. Or so we thought.
DUCK DUCK FOOT
Bumblefoot is easier to cure the earlier you spot it, so it is a good idea to go check all their feetsies every now and again. One thing we’ve learned and that we continuing stress to folks who want to start keeping animals it to be diligent in your observation of your animals
TAG-A-LONGS
Usually our backyard barnyard is relatively calm; yet, ever so often there is an occasional cackle of a laying hen. Back in the summer, the peaceful animal kingdom was broken by some unusual quacking.
BARNYARD IN THE BACKYARD
There’s a new site on the block full of great article and information about raising rural and city stock. It’s a great new community and best of all there’s informative and helpful writings by Jordanne who’s the site’s head editor. You’ve asked for more tips and tricks on raising a barnyard in your backyard.
THE FOUR PEEPERS AND HOW THEY GREW
The little peepers are sure growing fast! They graduated from the kiddie pool to the big one last week and are eating greens.
BATHING BEAUTIES
“Momma duck” took the little peepers swimming today (under close supervision of course)! I know, you are saying, “but they are only 3-4 days all and that goes against all the stuff in books!” We are pretty radical in our approach to raising poultry
BABY QUACKERS!
Khaki Campbell (a heritage breed) babies have arrived on the urban homestead. Khaki Campbell’s are an excellent duck breed for the urban homestead. Medium size, they are relatively quite, good layers (they don’t go broody) and are consider land ducks so all the need is a shallow tray of water to be happy.
BACKYARD BARNYARD
Anaïs and Jordanne Dervaes give a video tour of the Pasadena homestead where they keep chickens, ducks, and goats (VIEW ONLINE VIDEO FEATURE running time 4:00 minutes) LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE ONLINE EXTRA By Wendy Witherspoon LAmag.com, October 19, 2009 If you’ve ever looked at your pet dog (especially after “cleaning up” the lawn) and wondered [...]
GROW YOUR OWN GROCERIES
The National Gardening Association estimates that a well-maintained vegetable garden yields a $500 average return per year. A study by Burpee Seeds claims that $50 spent on gardening supplies can multiply into $1,250 worth of produce annually” Our household loves facts & figures especially when it comes to keeping track of our progress here on [...]
